Shoe with removable means of transport
AssigneeFlaneurz
InventorsNoé RIMBAUT, Nicolas BRASI, Florian GRAVIER, Arnaud DARUT GIARD
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Abstract
Disclosed is a sports equipment device, including a footwear portion with a sole, a transport portion including a frame and a movement mechanism fixed under this frame, and including a securing mechanism which is able to removably secure the footwear portion to the frame and which includes an upper front block and an upper rear block which are attached to the footwear portion, and a lower front block and a lower rear block which are attached to the frame and are able to be secured to the upper front block and the upper rear block respectively. At least a portion of the sole is created by molding and is molded onto the upper blocks.
Claims11
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Sports equipment device, comprising a footwear portion comprising a sole on the one hand, and a transport portion comprising a frame which extends along a longitudinal axis oriented from front to rear and a movement mechanism for moving across the ground which is fixed under this frame on the other hand, and further comprising a securing mechanism which is able to removably secure the footwear portion to the frame and which comprises a front attachment mechanism comprising an upper front block attached to the footwear portion and a lower front block attached to the frame and able to be secured to the upper front block, and a rear attachment mechanism comprising an upper rear block attached to the footwear portion and a lower rear block attached to the frame and able to be secured to the upper rear block, wherein said upper front block and said upper rear block are integrated into said sole, and wherein at least a portion of said sole is created by molding and is molded onto said upper front block and said upper rear block, and wherein the upper front block comprises an upper front plate, a lower front plate pierced with a central front hole, and a front spacer located between said front plates, said front plates and said front spacer being mechanically connected together, and wherein the upper rear block comprises an upper rear plate, a lower rear plate pierced with a central rear hole and a side rear hole, and a rear spacer located between said rear plates, said rear plates and said rear spacer being mechanically connected together.
Method for manufacturing a sports equipment device, the method comprising:
- providing an upper front block and an upper rear block, and manufacturing a sole in which at least a portion is molded onto said upper front block and said upper rear block in such a way that said upper blocks are integrated into said sole which is part of a footwear portion, the upper front block comprising an upper front plate, a lower front plate pierced with a central front hole, and a front spacer located between said front plates, said front plates and said front spacer being mechanically connected together, and the upper rear block comprising an upper rear plate, a lower rear plate pierced with a central rear hole and a side rear hole, and a rear spacer located between said rear plates, said rear plates and said rear spacer being mechanically connected together;
- providing a frame, a lower front block, and a lower rear block, and attaching said lower blocks to said frame;
- fixing a movement mechanism under said frame;
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- securing the lower front block to the upper front block and securing the lower rear block to the upper rear block so as to removably secure the footwear portion to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.